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The Status Report: Obama and the Tax System

William G. Gale, Benjamin H. Harris
January 20, 2010
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William Gale and Benjamin Harris give the president a B, noting their approval of the administration's aggressive use of tax and fiscal policy in pursuing the paramount goal of saving the economy-but also concern about the resulting lack of progress in efforts to reform the tax and fiscal system.

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